Pistorius walks on stumps to show court his disability

Oscar Pistorius has removed his prosthetic limbs and hobbled around the courtroom at his sentencing hearing in South Africa. The former athlete was on his stumps when he shot his girlfriend through a door at his home in 2013, and his defence made much of his vulnerability. His defence argues that he mistook Reeva Steenkamp […]

Oscar Pistorius has removed his prosthetic limbs and hobbled around the courtroom at his sentencing hearing in South Africa.
The former athlete was on his stumps when he shot his girlfriend through a door at his home in 2013, and his defence made much of his vulnerability.
His defence argues that he mistook Reeva Steenkamp for an intruder.
The hearing in Pretoria was called after a court convicted him of murder, overturning a manslaughter verdict.
On Wednesday, the court heard testimony from Ms Steenkamp’s cousin Kim Martin, who said the victim had not loved Pistorius though she had been fond of him.
The double amputee faces a jail term of 15 years but it may be reduced due to time already spent in prison and mitigating factors.